Nerve Pixel
The Art of Derek M. Lowes

Welcome. We live in interesting times. My art journey started over 54 years ago, and I have never stopped making or thinking about art in some form or another. It began with crayons, finger paint, and plasticine. Now it spans more media and mediums than I can list.

In the face of AI, the buzz is that art as we know it is doomed, but I see opportunity. Now more than ever it is easier and faster to conceptualize and develop ideas. It’s the ideas, visions, and expressions that matter. There are so many things to say and experiment with. I never limit my openness. I constantly explore and experiment.

For me art is a practice. Not a hobby or a business.
It is a way of life. A way to communicate.

SUPERNOVA Installation
I am excited to announce that for the month of February I will be exhibiting selected works at Supernova Coffee, located at 897 Broadview Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 2P9. Some work was developed specifically for the show. The owners and operators of Supernova are great people, and it was/is a pleasure to be affiliated with such a great cafe. So if you get a chance, stop in and check it out.

Most of the works displayed are priced lower than in my web store. So if you see something you like and notice it higher on my site, know that the prices at the Cafe are accurate until the show ends in March. Also, don’t be afraid to offer less if you really want something. I am very open to sharing my work at affordable prices.

INTERESTED IN PURCHASING?
If you are interested in one of my pieces at the cafe, just email me any time and I will get back to you and reserve whatever original you want to purchase.

About the Show
It’s a cross section of my latest work, including sculpture, traditional oil painting, and acrylics with mixed media, as well as found objects assembled and repurposed.

Most of my work is loosely connected by themes of “Being Human.” I like to explore emotions, moods, and different aspects of the human condition. What is it like to be a human being and experience the journey we are all on? How do our experiences differ, and how are they the same?

Times and technology are changing at such a rate that I feel we can all easily lose sight of what it’s like to just “be.” It is so easy to stay trapped in a state of unconscious doing. We are willingly and constantly pulled and demanded upon through media, social expectations, and/or our own perceptions of who we strive to be. Do we take the time to celebrate who we are now?

I hope that you find your interpretation of the work personally evocative and that it inspires you to stop and look inwards for even a few seconds. Hopefully you can identify with something and feel connected.